Papua New Guinea
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Papua New Guinea Armorial
Papua New Guinea is a Pacific island nation rich in biodiversity, mineral and natural gas reserves, and expanding sustainable agricultural exports.
Papua New Guinea is a Country located in the Melanesia sub-region of the Oceania continent.
Easy learning about Papua New Guinea
The capital city of Papua New Guinea is Port Moresby.
Word: Singsing
Meaning: tribal festival
Basic Information
Capital City: Port Moresby
Population: 10,389,635 (UN)
Area: 462,840 km² / 287,595 sq mi
People are called: Papua New Guineans, Papuans
Type: Country
Administrative Divisions
- Bougainville*
- Central
- Chimbu
- Eastern Highlands
- East New Britain
- East Sepik
- Enga
- Gulf
- Hela
- Jiwaka
- Madang
- Manus
- Milne Bay
- Morobe
- National Capital**
- New Ireland
- Northern
- Southern Highlands
- Western
- Western Highlands
- West New Britain
- West Sepik
Geography
Latitude: 6° 00' S
Longitude: 147° 00' E
Geographical Subregion: Melanesia
Continental Region: Oceania
Borders
- Indonesia — Land border
Climate
tropical; northwest monsoon (December to March), southeast monsoon (May to October); slight seasonal temperature variation
Human Development
HDI Rank: 160 (UNDP)
HDI Value: 0.576
Mean Years of Schooling: 5,0
Expected Years of Schooling: 11,5
Life Expectancy at Birth: 66,1 Years
Religion
Most Predominant: Protestant Evangelical Lutheran, Seventh Day Adventist, Pentecostal, United Church, Evangelical Alliance, Anglican, Baptist, Salvation Army
Second Most Predominant: Catholic
Technical Information
TLD: .pg
Calling Code: +675
MapGeo Name: Papua New Guinea
MapGeo Code: PG